Angel Falls

The Angel Falls is on the Churún River in Venezuela, in South America. The Churún River is a tributary of the Caroní. It was named after James Angel, an American who crash-landed his plane nearby in 1937. It is difficult to visit the Falls because it is in a dense rainforest. There are no roads leading up to the waterfall.

The Caroni River eventually joins the Orinoco.

Facts

• Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. It is 979 metres tall.
• The Falls are nearly twice as tall as the CN Tower, the world's tallest building.
• The Falls are 20 times higher than the Niagara Falls.
• Angel Falls is a cataract waterfall. The great cataract (longest section) is 882 metres in length.
• The Falls were first discovered in 1910 by a Spanish explorer called Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz.
• They were named after the aviator and gold prospector James Angel. He flew over the falls and crash landed there in 1935.

Angel Falls

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